Application Anxiety: Please Don’t Ask About College
The Wall Street Journal: “Anxiety over college admissions is reaching a fever pitch as high-school seniors await decisions from colleges...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 16, 20171 min read
Elite Colleges Stop Giving AP Credits
The Wall Street Journal: “Admissions officers from some elite colleges say they still expect to see high-school transcripts loaded with...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 15, 20172 min read
The Happiness Effect & Social Media for Students
From a review of The Happiness Effect, by Donna Freitas, in The Wall Street Journal: “The real downside of Facebook, Instagram and their...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 14, 20171 min read
Boston College Revamps Remedial Courses
The Washington Post: “When students are unprepared for the rigors of college, schools often require them to take courses to catch up to...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Private Schools Like Community College Transfers
The Wall Street Journal: “Small, private colleges have found a new place to troll for prospective students: At community colleges down...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 17, 20161 min read
Tulane Retracts 130 Early-Admissions Offers
The New York Times: “Alyssa was in her high school health class around midday Wednesday when she got the email welcoming her to Tulane...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 6, 20161 min read
Ivy League Chances: Longer Than Ever
Business Insider: “The steady uptick of college applicants, especially at elite schools, is stark, driven in part by the emergence of...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 1, 20161 min read
Legacy: The Booster Shot of College Admissions
Business Insider: To increase your chances of admission, apply “to the same school as one of your parents. While legacy status — the term...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 31, 20161 min read
How Admissions Officers Use ‘Big Data’
Business Insider: “Just as companies pay for consumer data to make informed decisions, it turns out, colleges and universities do the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 22, 20161 min read
Yale to Admit More Students
Associated Press: “Yale University will be accepting more undergraduate students this year, but don’t expect it to be any easier to get...
Beth & Tim Manners
Sep 1, 20161 min read
Georgetown: Slavery Descendants Given ‘Legacy’
NPR: “Georgetown University will be offering an admissions edge to descendants of enslaved people sold to fund the school … Jesuit...
Beth & Tim Manners
Aug 30, 20161 min read
Admissions Officers Offer Essay Advice
The Washington Post asked dozens of college admissions officers for insights into what they like to see in essays. Here are a few...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 26, 20161 min read
College Application Process: 5 Lessons Learned
The Washington Post: “Katie Miller recently graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., and is very relieved to be...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 19, 20161 min read
When The Applicant is an Introvert
NBC News: “With space to fill out to boast about leadership roles, clubs, and other extracurricular activities, college applications may...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 20, 20161 min read
Thinking Outside the ‘Ivy League’ Box
Quartz: “Well-heeled universities tout the benefits their name will give graduates: namely strong alumni networks, star faculty, and a...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 10, 20161 min read
Admissions Gap: The Gender Factor
Charlotte Observer: “Over the last decade women have comprised 57% of the four-year college students in the country … Naturally, the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 2, 20161 min read
Colleges Must Navigate Sea of Changes
Slate: “In the coming year, we will see changes in standardized testing, use of prior-prior year tax information in applying for...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 28, 20161 min read
Navigating The ‘Admissions Funnel’
The Wall Street Journal: “Enrollment managers call it the admissions funnel. At the top is a huge pool of prospects. At the bottom is the...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 17, 20162 min read
Shady Grove: The Future of Higher Ed?
The Washington Post: The Universities at Shady Grove “is a program unlike any other, with nine state universities converging at the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 20, 20161 min read
Sometimes ‘Plan B’ Is a Better Fit
CNBC: “When students and families weigh everything that goes into attending college, not least the cost, ‘the plan B schools sometimes...
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